老人 lǎo rén — old man or woman

Meanings

1. 1

   old man or woman

   old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents

   noun

Character breakdown

• 老

  lǎo (third tone, dipping)

  old, aged; long-established; (before a verb) always, forever doing something; a familiar or respectful prefix for people

  6 strokes⿸耂匕Radical 老
• 人

  rén (second tone, rising)

  person, human being; people

  2 strokesRadical 人

Words containing 老

• 老lǎo (third tone, dipping)old, aged (of people and animals)
• 老师/老師lǎoshī (third tone, dipping)teacher
• 老板lǎo (third tone, dipping) bǎn (third tone, dipping)boss
• 老婆lǎo (third tone, dipping) pó (second tone, rising)(coll.) wife
• 老公lǎo (third tone, dipping) gōng (first tone, high and level)(coll.) husband
• 老大lǎo (third tone, dipping) dà (fourth tone, falling)old age
• 老鼠lǎo (third tone, dipping) shǔ (third tone, dipping)rat
• 老实/老實lǎo (third tone, dipping) shí (second tone, rising)honest
• 古老gǔ (third tone, dipping) lǎo (third tone, dipping)ancient
• 老虎lǎo (third tone, dipping) hǔ (third tone, dipping)tiger
• 老是lǎo (third tone, dipping) shi (neutral tone)always
• 老家lǎo (third tone, dipping) jiā (first tone, high and level)native place
• 老太太lǎo (third tone, dipping) tài (fourth tone, falling) tai (neutral tone)elderly lady (respectful)
• 老朋友lǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)old friend
• 老百姓lǎo (third tone, dipping) bǎi (third tone, dipping) xìng (fourth tone, falling)ordinary people
• 老年lǎo (third tone, dipping) nián (second tone, rising)elderly
• 老人家lǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) jiā (first tone, high and level)polite term for old woman or man

Words containing 人

• 人rén (second tone, rising)person, people
• 有人yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)someone
• 人们/人們rén (second tone, rising) men (neutral tone)people
• 别人/別人biérén (second tone, rising)other people, others; somebody else
• 女人nǚrén (third tone, dipping)woman, adult female
• 人员/人員rén (second tone, rising) yuán (second tone, rising)staff
• 男人nánrén (second tone, rising)man, adult male
• 人生rén (second tone, rising) shēng (first tone, high and level)life (one's time on earth)
• 人民rén (second tone, rising) mín (second tone, rising)the people
• 人类/人類rén (second tone, rising) lèi (fourth tone, falling)humanity
• 个人/個人gèrén (fourth tone, falling)individual, oneself (as opposed to the group); personal
• 病人bìng (fourth tone, falling) rén (second tone, rising)sick person
• 人物rén (second tone, rising) wù (fourth tone, falling)person
• 家人jiā (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising)family member
• 敌人/敵人dí (second tone, rising) rén (second tone, rising)enemy
• 人家rén (second tone, rising) jia (neutral tone)other people
• 人士rén (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)person
• 客人kèrén (fourth tone, falling)guest, visitor; customer